When your child is away at school, you still want to assure yourself that your child is eating a healthy lunch. Since food is essential to proper brain function and focus, you want to make sure your child is eating the right foods as well. Since lunch is a fairly short period of time, you… read on >
I got introduced to the band The Freelance Whales by my coworker Matt (who has really great music taste). Their song “Hannah” got me hooked, and now I enjoy the whole album all the time. The Freelance Whales came together in Queens, NY, and played on subway platforms before self-releasing their EP Weathervanes. Their full-length… read on >
Zucchini is full of Vitamin C and really low in calories (25 on average). It also has folate, potassium, vitamin A, lutein, and vitamin B. It can help prevent heart disease, colon cancer, and has antioxidant properties as well. Zucchini also happens to taste pretty amazing and is a great candidate for healthy sides to… read on >
With Mad Men’s popularity and its fourth season premiere, here comes the return of some classic 1960’s fashion. The three main characters are different as possible. Betty Draper is fashionable, Grace Kelly-ish, usually in fitted dresses. Betty wears lots of white, lots of big skirts, and tons of florals. She often wears headbands, gloves, and… read on >
It’s that time of year again—back to school! Are you worried about the school’s bully? Here are some tips to moderate the bullying at school. 1. Encourage open discussions with your child about bullying. You want to make it an open forum so that your child feels comfortable telling you if he got bullied. Let… read on >
I’ve come across a white bean chili recipe that, once altered my way, is quite amazing, and the best part of all is how to use the leftovers. For the first meal, prepare the chili. 2 cans great northern beans 1 lb ground turkey or chicken breast 2 tsp of olive oil 3 cans of… read on >
It’s still summer, though barely, and the days are too beautiful to spend inside at the gym. If you are sick of your typical routine at the gym, kick it up a notch by adding in some water sports. You will have so much fun doing it that you won’t even notice you’re exercising! Paddle… read on >
Last night I made an attempt to make some meatballs and spaghetti, and somehow I avoided failure. Phew.These meatballs can be made with any type of ground meat, but I used turkey breast. If you are trying to be healthy, use ground turkey breast because ground turkey can still have skin and dark meat and… read on >
Somehow, we managed to explore four parks in one day after both Universal Parks the day before– superhuman powers, I think. #1 Hollywood Studios: We left the dog, Jules, at the kennel here. They require you to come walk her twice a day, and she gets to stay in an air conditioned kennel twice the… read on >
There was a line to get into some more lines to get into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. This is the entrance above, which I thought I would never reach in the blazing heat. I recommend finding each place where water spews out, and running in it with the children while you walk the… read on >
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